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Larry Urish's avatar

Thoreau was right, and it's a sad truth. We all do indeed "lead lives of quiet desperation." And we never really know what a fellow human being is really going through.

Thank you for the reminder.

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Leading lives of quiet desperation…that hits!

It’s so true, we never really know what someone else is going through. I think of this often.

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Scott Krouse's avatar

Love how this excerpt shows how your external facade totally masks the mess underneath (although, it should still be very obvious to everyone in that "not it" circle).

I think this is a good snapshot of the human condition.

Your shining moment. 👌

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Hey Scott! Thanks! Yes, it should have been very obvious, and I do wonder what other people in my life actually thought during that time. Especially my coaches.

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Sandra's avatar

Great piece, just so real. I can't wait for you book to come out!

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Ah, Sandy! Thank you so much. It's getting close!

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Bradley Krzysztow's avatar

Gotta love how our brains rationalize things 🙄

Because I can justify anything; my friends have a saying, where I can “Bradify” anything 😬

And, completely random: Patton Oswalt (a favorite comedian of mine) does a bit where he mentions “Bleeker Street”. 1:51 mark 😁

https://youtu.be/WNHGUN3d-uA?si=EdZNrrxKA_FNCxp6

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Bleecker Street! Haha awesome.

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